''Zaranie Śląskie'' (Polish for "Dawn of Silesia") was a Polish quarterly

literary magazine A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letter ...

devoted to the culture and history of

Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...

. It was founded in 1907 by Ernest Farnik and published in Cieszyn. It focused on the region of Cieszyn Silesia, however since the 1930s gradually left this area of interest and focused more on Upper Silesia. ''Zaranie Śląskie'' published historical and folkloristic articles, literary works, folk songs etc. Many well-known regional writers and activists contributed to the magazine, e.g. Ludwik Brożek,

Emanuel Grim Emanuel Grim (1 January 1883 – 18 October 1950) was a Polish Catholic priest, writer and journalist from the region of Cieszyn Silesia. He was one of the most important figures of the Polish-Catholic political camp in Cieszyn Silesia in the ...

, Andrzej Hławiczka,

Paweł Kubisz Paweł Kubisz (12 May 1907 – 19 August 1968) was a Polish poet, writer, journalist, and activist, one of the most important poets from the Zaolzie region of Cieszyn Silesia. Biography Kubisz was born to a poor worker's family in the village ...

, Jan Łysek, Antoni Macoszek,

Julian Przyboś Julian Przyboś (5 March 1901 – 6 October 1970) was a Polish poet, essayist and translator, one of the most important poets of the Kraków Avant-Garde. Life Przyboś was born in Gwoźnica near Strzyżów to a peasant family. From 1912, he ...

Oskar Zawisza Oskar Zawisza (23 November 1878 – 18 January 1933) was a Polish Catholic priest, composer and educational activist. Biography Zawisza was born on 23 November 1878 in Jablunkov. He was son of a teacher from Jablunkov. Zawisza finished German g ...

and others. The publishing of the magazine was resumed after

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. It was published in

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

in 1945-1948 and later from 1957. At this stage of its history it hadn't too much common with the region of Cieszyn Silesia.Kenig 1998, 14. ''Zaranie Śląskie'' ceased to exist in 1992.

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External links

Zaranie Śląskie at Digital Silesian Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaranie Slaskie 1907 establishments in Austria-Hungary 1992 disestablishments in Poland Cieszyn Silesia Defunct literary magazines published in Poland Magazines established in 1907 Magazines disestablished in 1992 Mass media in Cieszyn Polish-language magazines Quarterly magazines